TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Substituting Commercial Feed with Mulberry Leaf Meal on
Performance of Broiler Chickens
AU - Yirga, Mekonnen AU - Urge, Mengistu AU - Tilahun, Muhammed 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 18
IS  - 7
SP  - 195
EP  - 200
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2019.195.200
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2019.195.200
KW  - group
KW  -weight gain
KW  -mortality
KW  -control
KW  -Feed intake
KW  -feed conversion ratio
AB  - The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of substituting commercial broiler feed with mulberry
leaf meal on feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio and mortality. About 144 Cobb 500 broiler breed
chicks were randomly distributed to 4 treatments in completely randomized design. Treatment diets were
prepared by substituting 7.5, 15 and 22.5% of commercial broiler feed with mulberry leaf meal during the
starter, grower and finisher phases. The average feed intake of broilers was affected (p<0.0001) by treatment
diets where substitution of mulberry leaf meal at 7.5% and above had decreased the feed intake. Analysis of
variance revealed higher (p<0.0001) weight gain in control group (M0) as compared to the other treatments.
Inclusion of mulberry leaf meal up to 15% has no adverse effect on the survival rate. This study has showed
that mulberry leaf meal substitution at 7.5% and more seems to have good effect on broilers carcass quality and
reduction of abdominal fat that can positively affect consumer’s desire.
ER  -